Motif
fear exploited to surrender property
fear_exploited_to_surrender_property
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Staged Deceptions and Feigned Conditions. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE MULE / THE HOUND AND THE FOX / THE FATHER AND HIS DAUGHTERS / THE THIEF AND THE INNKEEPER; lines 3977-4004 confidence: high
After a second yawn and howl, the innkeeper believes the thief and is terrified at the prospect of facing a wolf.
The innkeeper’s fear of being eaten by a wolf causes him to abandon his coat, enabling the theft.
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